000 FZNT23 KNHC 082102 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 21.4N 79.7W 965 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES TO NEAR 21.4N 81.4W TONIGHT...THEN OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.6N 83.2W TUE. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TO 23.6N 84.8W TUE NIGHT...REACHING 24.4N 86.0W WED AND CONTINUING TO 25.5N 89.0W THU. IKE CONTINUES TO THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N E OF 85W... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 19N FROM 78W TO 85W. HIGHEST WINDS 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 79W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 79W SE WINDS 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .WED NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, .THU...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT TUE DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 21.4N 79.7W 965 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES TO NEAR 21.4N 81.4W TONIGHT...THEN OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.6N 83.2W TUE. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TO 23.6N 84.8W TUE NIGHT...REACHING 24.4N 86.0W WED AND CONTINUING TO 25.5N 89.0W THU. IKE CONTINUES TO THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC...WITH A WEAK TROUGH APPROACHING THE WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO BY THU. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 76W... .TONIGHT AND TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 70 KT WITH GUST TO 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS 240 NM OF IKE. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 78W SE WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .WED...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER RJO/DGS